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This Is TASTE

Matt Rodbard & Aliza Abarbanel
This Is TASTE
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    849: Where New York Is Actually Eating This Fall with Resy’s Deanna Ting

    2026/10/07 | 37 mins.
    Resy’s managing editor, Deanna Ting, is back to talk all about New York City restaurants. She and Matt work through the Resy Hit List, with stops at a British Indian chophouse in Hudson Yards, the Houseman chef’s seafood follow-up in East Williamsburg, Dominican-Texas barbecue in Bushwick, and a fine-dining vet’s Greenpoint bistro, plus her own guide to 31 tasting and prix-fixe menus under $100.

    Some of the Resy and Tock restaurants mentioned on the episode:

    Cynthia

    Good Time Country Buffet

    C as in Charlie

    Kisa

    Arthur

    Atoboy

    Falansai

    6 Restaurant

    Aquavit

    Dirt Candy

    Smithereens

    Zoli

    Houseman

    Lei

    Makina Cafe

    Ha's Snack Bar

    4 Charles Prime Rib

    Theodora

    Ambassadors Clubhouse

    Passerine

    Kidilum

    Elder

    Hommali

    Narkara

    Fish Cheeks

    Bangkok Supper Club

    Txikito

    Bar Bête

    Mắm

    Zimmi's

    Bar Chimera

    The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers – not Resy—and do not constitute professional business advice.
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    848: Kendal Mitchell Turns Eggshells Into Servingware: A Design Intervention for Food Waste

    2026/10/05 | 47 mins.
    Kendal Mitchell is a chef and biomaterials designer based in Brooklyn. Her Instagram series Bringing Food Waste Back to the Table turns often-wasted ingredients like eggshells and oyster shells into stunning tableware, and she’s constantly exploring new ways to create circularity with organic materials. Today on the show, she talks about training in sushi, her design work with groups like Ghetto Gastro, and the infinite potential within food waste.

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    847: Korean Soup University with Clara Lee and Eddo Kim of Queens

    2026/10/03 | 44 mins.
    Clara Lee and Eddo Kim are the co-founders of Queens, the San Francisco Korean American food company that started as a delivery-only deli in 2018, became a beloved Inner Sunset superette, and now makes gochujang, doenjang, and gochugaru from Northern California–grown ingredients. Their debut cookbook is Korean Soups: Recipes for Soups and Stews That Nourish, Restore, and Delight, and we absolutely love it. Today on the show, Clara and Eddo join Matt to talk guk versus tang and what closing a storefront taught them about building a brand.

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    846: The Birth of 'Hot Ones' and a Garage Full of Dead Restaurant Shirts with Justin Bolois

    2026/10/02 | 54 mins.
    Justin Bolois has spent over a decade helping build the iconic First We Feast media company—from features editor to VP of programming and development, shepherding popular shows like The Burger Show, Tacos Con Todo, and Hot Ones within the media empire. Off the clock, he’s chasing something equally cool: vintage restaurant staff shirts, forgotten diner ephemera, and the last physical traces of beloved restaurants that no longer exist. That’s Restaurant Relics, a side project we absolutely love that’s part museum and part store. Justin joins Matt to talk about everything from his work on Hot Ones to the virtues of a well-worn JG Melon tee.

    Check out: Hot Ones Game Night.

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    845: Kenta Goto’s Bartender’s Guide Is a Must-Read for Professionals and Amateurs Alike

    2026/09/30 | 47 mins.
    Kenta Goto is a bartender and the owner and operator of two acclaimed cocktail bars: Bar Goto on the Lower East Side and Bar Goto Niban in Brooklyn. Born and raised in Tokyo, Goto moved to New York and worked at the lauded cocktail bar Pegu Club for seven years before opening his own bar. Now he’s sharing his considerable wisdom in a debut cookbook: The Goto Bartender’s Guide. Today on the show, we chat about developing his cocktail skills and his signature approach toward drinks and how home bartenders can do the same.

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About This Is TASTE
If you're a fan of smart and lively conversations about food, home cooking, and culture, this is the place. We interview the most interesting characters in the world of food, media, and cookbooks and release episodes several times a month. The program is hosted by TASTE editors Aliza Abarbanel and Matt Rodbard, and is sometimes recorded live at Rizzoli Bookstore in New York City. Visit TASTE online: tastecooking.com

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